The Microstructure of the Irish Stock Market

33 Pages Posted: 26 Jun 2015

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Patricia Chelley-Steeley

Aston University - Aston Business School

Brian M. Lucey

Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin; Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics; Abu Dhabi University - College of Business Administration; Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance

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Date Written: June 26, 2015

Abstract

This is the first paper to examine the microstructure of the Irish Stock Market empirically and is motivated by the adoption, on June 7th of Xetra the modern pan European auction trading system. Prior to this the exchange utilized an antiquated floor based system. This change was an important event for the market as a rich literature exists to suggest that the trading system exerts a strong influence over the behavior of security returns. We apply the ICSS algorithm of Inclan and Tiao (1994) to discover whether the change to the trading system caused a shift in unconditional volatility at the time Xetra was introduced. Because the trading mechanism can influence volatility in a number of ways we also estimate the partial adjustment coefficients of the Amihud and Mendelson (1987) model prior and subsequent to the introduction of Xetra.

Keywords: trading systems; adjustment speed; cross listing; microstructure

JEL Classification: G15

Suggested Citation

Chelley-Steeley, Patricia and Lucey, Brian M., The Microstructure of the Irish Stock Market (June 26, 2015). Multinational Finance Journal, Vol. 12, No. 3/4, p. 279-311, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2623422

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